Ministries

We are inspired in life and mission by the vision of our Founder

of a world

HEALED

UNIFIED

AND TRANSFORMED

Bringing Christ to All

And all to Christ.

“Rooted in simple faith, God’s love and caring providence,” we are committed to spreading the Good News through devoted service to the poor, education, medical services, catechetics, youth work, missions, visitation and pastoral care.  We work to promote justices, peace, and integrity of creation and dignity and freedom of the human person.

EDUCATION MINISTRY

 “Instruction being the principal means of enlightening (people) with True Light, and of turning their hearts to God, the Sisters of St. Louis are to devote themselves especially and above all to instruction in every form.  They are to instruct children and adults, catechumens and heretics, and those detained in prisons….”

Juilly Rule, 1842.

All over Ghana, the Sisters of St. Louis are known to be seasoned and excellent educationists.  This is as a result of their commitment and dedication to offering pure Christian education, especially to the youth in this country .St. Bernadette’s Catholic Girls’ School flourished under the administration of the Sisters. Home Management and Needle Work were all important aspects of training for girls.  Today the school exists as Roman Girls Junior Secondary School and we have a sister on the staff.

Health Ministry

“Aware of the privilege of participating in Christ’s healing ministry, the Sisters who engage in medical care strive to bring Christ’s love, compassion and empathy to patients and their relative in their suffering and distress.” 

( St. Louis Constitutions and Directory)

The medical work of the Sisters of St. Louis started in Maase Offinso in 1951, at the invitation of the Offinsohene. Home visitation, counseling and catechetics all became important part of the Sisters’ ministry.  They were spiritual mothers to the people. This work has expanded and continued with the sisters working in hospitals and involved in Primary Health Care.

PASTORAL MINISTRY

“True to our original spirit, we are called to be a prophetic voice in Church and world.”  ( St. Louis Constitutions 40)

The Sisters of St. Louis have always been involved in pastoral work: preparing students for sacraments and on-going liturgical services have always been a priority wherever the Sisters have worked and are working. The Sisters are involved in major pastoral works in different places and capacities:

 Kwesimintsim. The Diocesan Catechetical Office in Kumasi was established in collaboration with SMA Fathers.  Manny sisters were actively involved in pastoral work at St. Kizito Parish, Nima-Accra for over twenty years.  We also worked in the Kumasi Diocesan Pastoral Centre. We have been involved with  the Women’s Council in Ghana for years now. In fact, in all of SSL communities in Ghana, we are involved in pastoral ministry of one kind or another:  catechism, home visitation, particularly to the sick and aged.

ST. LOUIS INVOLVEMENT IN NATIONAL CATHOLIC SECRETARIAT (NCS)

 “Our spirituality, like that of our founder, is rooted in a simple faith in God’s love and caring providence, and in a hope which clings to and responds to that love in all circumstances of life.” ( St. Louis Constitutions 1)

The St. Louis apostolate in the NCS began in 1973, at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana.  The Drug Distribution Centre was established by the sisters. There is now a sister working as a travel consultant at the NCS.  This is a new project.